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Please help - booking hotels and apartments in Italy

I'm booking the rest of our trip in Italy. Have only booked our hotel in Venice so far. We're leaving May 2nd (less than a month)! A little last minute, I know, so any suggestions are really welcome at this point.

After Venice, we are spending a couple nights somewhere in the Cinque Terre. A couple friends of mine suggested staying in Riomaggiore since it isn't as touristy as, say Montorosso. I didn't find too much available there on venere.com, though. So I would love some suggestions.

Then, we are staying in Florence for three nights - think we have decided on Hotel Marine - part of Hotel Azzi: www.hotelazzi.it

Then, I wanted to spend a couple nights in either Asissi or Spoleto, or is it close enough to take day trips from Florence? Would love ideas in either place.

I have found that I can climb three sets of stairs most of time, but that 4th one, with luggage or groceries, is not good at my age. I don't know your age, though. That said, the Monti apartment looks great and has AC.

I wouldn't say that Monterosso is any more "touristy" than the other CT towns. I actually liked it better because it was bigger. More to do, see, etc. The smaller towns are more full of tourists, by nature of their size.

I don't get the difference between the Hotel Azzi and the Hotel Marine. Are they noisy, considering location? Is there AC? Have you checked for comments on any other sites?

I do hope you take the advise to check slowtrav.com for reviews on Rental in Rome. They changed my mind about renting from them, so I went with sleepinitaly.com and was very pleased with their service. I've also used romanreference.com and had no complaints with them either.